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Lynndyl recommended for $40,684 CDBG award for pump; council to hold required public hearing
Summary
Council members were told a regional review recommended Lynndyl for a $40,684 Community Development Block Grant for a pump project. The award letter requires a mandatory grantee workshop, a second public hearing before May 31 and completion of an environmental review before any contract work begins.
Jess Peterson, who read the award notice to the council, said the town’s CDBG application had been recommended for funding. "Your community has been recommended to be awarded a community development block grant in the amount of $40,684 for the 2025 program year," she said while reading the letter from regional staff.
The award letter, which members discussed at length, lists several conditions and next steps. It requires attendance at a mandatory in‑person grantee workshop on April 24, a second public hearing to be posted and held prior to May 31, completion of an environmental review before any part of the contracting process begins, and execution of the state’s CDBG contract (the letter instructs return of all contracts to the state by Sept. 30). The letter also states that the notice of award is not approval to begin committing or expending funds and that the award is contingent on the state receiving its HUD allocation.
Presenter (speaker 8) told the council that project managers with prior CDBG experience may be excused from the training only if the state program manager approves that in writing. Council members agreed the required public hearing will be scheduled at the May 7 meeting and that one attendee—preferably the project manager—must be designated to attend the April workshop or secure written excuse from the CDBG program.
Members and staff also noted standard compliance items called out in the award packet, including use of specified templates for public‑notice postings and the need to complete an environmental review before contracts or construction begin. Staff said they will email the award packet and templates to council members and assist with filing the WebGrants application materials.
Next step: the council will post and hold the required public hearing and update WebGrants per the award letter's instructions. If grant conditions are satisfied, the state will notify the town about contract execution and any further steps.
